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Philippine Marine Corps-Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Staff Talks
February 17, 2022 — CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- Staff members of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC) and representatives of the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) came together for the annual PMC-MARFORPAC... MORE

Barksdale B-52s Deploy to Indo-Pacific for Bomber Task Force
February 16, 2022 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- More than 220 Airmen and four B-52’s assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS), Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Andersen AFB, Guam, to... MORE

Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Visits Fiji during Operation Blue Pacific Patrol
February 16, 2022 — SUVA, Fiji -- The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton visited Fiji in February after being underway for 50-days in the Pacific combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.During... MORE

Secretary Blinken Commends Indonesia’s G20 Leadership on Global Health
February 16, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- Nearly three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, global suffering continues despite heroic efforts by our healthcare workers, private citizens, institutions, organizations, countries, and... MORE

U.S. Hands Over Early Grade Reading Materials to Support Literacy for Magindanawn Language Learners
February 16, 2022 — MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), recently handed over nearly Php10 million worth of early grade... MORE

Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Returns Home from Deployment
February 15, 2022 — SAN DIEGO -- The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG) returned to San Diego, marking the end of an eight-month deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets areas of operation, Feb. 14.After an accelerated... MORE

Building Partnerships: US, Bangladesh Air Forces Conduct Tactical Airlift Exercise Cope South 22
February 15, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, and the Bangladesh air force (BAF) will participate in exercise Cope South 22 Feb. 20-25 at BAF... MORE

Commander, Task Force 70 Conducts 30th Warfare Commander Meeting with Republic of Korea Navy
February 15, 2022 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 staff conducted the 30th Bi-annual Composite Warfare Commander Meeting (CWCM) with leadership from the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) through a... MORE

USS Anchorage, 1st Marine Division Exercise Waterborne Capabilities of ACVs
February 15, 2022 — PACIFIC OCEAN, USPACOM, AT SEA -- U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion (3D AABN), 1st Marine Division (1stMarDiv) participated in a waterborne training evolution with... MORE

U.S. Marines Activate New Littoral Anti-Air Battalion
February 15, 2022 — MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- The Marine Corps administratively activated its first Littoral Anti-Air Battalion ( LAAB), the 3rd LAAB, in a small ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Feb. 11,... MORE

Senior Army leaders visit Fort Greely to show support for its arctic warriors, gain an understanding of post’s unique challenges
February 15, 2022 — FORT GREELY, Alaska -- To see first hand what life is like in Interior Alaska, the Army dispatched several of its highest leaders to Fort Greely to understand what it takes to be a ‘Rugged... MORE

Pentagon Exhibit Honors Military Contributions of Black Americans 
February 14, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- Black Americans have served valiantly in military service, from the colonial times to present day. Their service has been honored with a Pentagon exhibit that showcases their triumphs... MORE

U.S. Army Pacific Hosts Joint Paratrooper Training and U.S.-Thai Strategic Airborne Operation
February 14, 2022 — U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Thailand -- U.S. Army and Royal Thai Army (RTA) paratroopers will participate in a joint Strategic Airborne Operation (SAO) landing at Fort Thanarat in Prachuap Khiri Khan... MORE

U.S. Donates Additional 3.4 Million Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines to the Philippines
February 14, 2022 — MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The United States, in partnership with the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility, delivered an additional 3,436,290 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech... MORE

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Evolving Guidance & Procedures
February 14, 2022 — WASHINGTON -- In recent months, the Department of the Navy (DON) has taken significant steps to counter the ongoing threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to the health and safety of the Fleet. On 31... MORE

USS Ronald Reagan, U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka Sailors Administer COVID-19 Boosters to American, Japanese Base Employees

Joint Statement on Quad Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
February 11, 2022 — U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE -- The following is the joint statement released by the Secretary of State of the United States and the Foreign Ministers of the Governments of Australia, India, and... MORE

Peninsula Leaders Immersed in Airpower
February 11, 2022 — OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- Seventh Air Force hosted Airpower Immersion Days February 10-11 on Osan Air Base (AB), Republic of Korea (ROK), giving senior leadership from around the peninsula a... MORE

U.S. Turns Over Four Cessna Planes to Philippine Navy
February 11, 2022 — MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- The U.S. turned over four Cessna 172 Skylark planes to the Philippine Naval Air Wing based in Sangley Point, Cavite as part of a Php298.1 million ($5.8... MORE

United States Turns Over Four Cessna Planes to Philippine Navy

Coast Guard and Navy Complete Channel Widening in Federated States of Micronesia
February 11, 2022 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- Crews from the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Forces Micronesia | Sector Guam improve navigation safety in Kapingamarangi Atoll.The Coast Guard Cutter (CGC) Sequoia carried members from... MORE

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Before Their Meeting
February 11, 2022 — U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, (inaudible), very good to see you again. As always, I’m glad that Quad meetings have brought us together but also given us the... MORE